by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 2, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
2016 was a momentous year for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. The Census Bureau—which had, up until July, grouped Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) into an “Other” category—agreed to include a separate category for AAPI in its...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 2, 2017 | Agent, Broker, Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News, Technology |
In a bold move—and likely a surprise to the 89,000-plus real estate professionals presently paying for its services—Zillow Group announced today its intent to launch a new consumer real estate search portal, RealEstate.com. The portal is “designed for millennial...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 2, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
The housing market’s high/low dynamic continued uninterrupted at the start of the spring homebuying season, with home prices hitting another record high and inventory still low in March, according to a data preview from realtor.com®. The median list price in...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 2, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Housing affordability worsened in the first quarter of 2017, with 95 out of the 379 counties analyzed in the ATTOM Data Solutions Q1 2017 U.S. Home Affordability Index below “normal” affordability levels. On a national scale, the Index was 103—an...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 1, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Home prices are on a hot streak, reaching a 31-month high in January in the recently released S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices. Prices fired up 5.9 percent year-over-year in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, an increase from...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 1, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
Mortgage rates fell again this week, with the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaging 4.14 percent, nine basis points below last week’s 4.23 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The 15-year fixed rate...